Small Places, Large Issues - Fourth Edition

An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Thomas Hylland Eriksen ISBN: 9781783715183
Publisher: Pluto Press Publication: August 26, 2015
Imprint: Pluto Press Language: English
Author: Thomas Hylland Eriksen
ISBN: 9781783715183
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication: August 26, 2015
Imprint: Pluto Press
Language: English

This concise introduction to social and cultural anthropology has become a modern classic, revealing the rich global variation in social life and culture across the world.

The text provides a clear overview of anthropology, focusing on central topics such as kinship, ethnicity, ritual and political systems, offering a wealth of examples that demonstrate the enormous scope of anthropology and the importance of a comparative perspective. Unlike other texts on the subject, Small Places, Large Issues incorporates the anthropology of complex modern societies. Using reviews of key monographs to illustrate his argument, Eriksen's lucid and accessible text remains an established introductory text in anthropology.

This fourth edition is updated throughout and increases the emphasis on the interdependence of human worlds. It incorporates recent debates and controversies, ranging from globalisation and migration research to problems of cultural translation, and discusses the challenges of interdisciplinarity in a lucid way. Effortlessly bridging the perceived gap between "classic" and "contemporary" anthropology, Small Places, Large Issues is as essential to anthropology undergraduates as ever.

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This concise introduction to social and cultural anthropology has become a modern classic, revealing the rich global variation in social life and culture across the world.

The text provides a clear overview of anthropology, focusing on central topics such as kinship, ethnicity, ritual and political systems, offering a wealth of examples that demonstrate the enormous scope of anthropology and the importance of a comparative perspective. Unlike other texts on the subject, Small Places, Large Issues incorporates the anthropology of complex modern societies. Using reviews of key monographs to illustrate his argument, Eriksen's lucid and accessible text remains an established introductory text in anthropology.

This fourth edition is updated throughout and increases the emphasis on the interdependence of human worlds. It incorporates recent debates and controversies, ranging from globalisation and migration research to problems of cultural translation, and discusses the challenges of interdisciplinarity in a lucid way. Effortlessly bridging the perceived gap between "classic" and "contemporary" anthropology, Small Places, Large Issues is as essential to anthropology undergraduates as ever.

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